The soldiers in the rear began to draw their weapons and line up to face the enemy.
Firearms that were highly lethal to the cavalry were soaked by the heavy rain and could not be used.
The hastily formed first layer of defense was easily broken up by the Ora cavalry, and then the Ora cavalry acted as if they were in no man's land, killing the Ming army wantonly.
The Ming army could not organize a decent counterattack, and there were painful roars from the Ming army everywhere.
Since the Hongwu Dynasty, which lasted for six generations, the arrogant Ming army across the Mobei Great Wall experienced its first major defeat.
Chaos has arisen and the potential for defeat has emerged.
Zhu Qizhen was at a loss for a long time, and Wang Zhen was also in a panic. He had never seen such a battle before, and he kept calling for protection and protection.
Fan Zhong immediately organized a counterattack, but at this time the Ming army was demoralized, the soldiers just wanted to escape, the formation no longer existed, and the general's orders could not be passed on at all, and even if they were passed, no one would pay attention.
When Fan Zhong was angry, he saw Wang Zhen who was still shouting next to Zhu Qizhen. He was holding a hammer and dragging Wang Zhen, shouting: "I will kill this national traitor for the world." "
"General, spare your life, General, spare your life, your majesty, save me, your majesty, save me." Wang Zhen kept begging for mercy, but Fan Zhong would not pay attention.
A hammer hit Wang Zhen on the head.
Wang Zhen instantly collapsed to the ground, while Zhu Qizhen who was standing aside watched helplessly as Fan Zhong hit Wang Zhen on the head with a hammer, without daring to say a word.
He was frightened.
"Your Majesty, I have served the Ming Dynasty with all my loyalty."
Fan Zhong, who smashed Wang Zhen to death, saluted Zhu Qizhen and then rushed into the rebel army with a hammer in hand.
The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs could no longer produce charters at this time.
Some people regretted why they did not stop the emperor, while others regretted not staying in Datong with the generals and nobles.
But it was too late to regret it now.
Kuang Ye took out the long sword from the guard's waist and walked to the emperor's side. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the shame of Jingkang in the two Song Dynasties is still before my eyes. I hope that the emperor will commit suicide and prevent the country from being damaged."
Zhu Qizhen looked at the sword held by Kuang Ye in both hands, his mouth trembling up and down.
"I, I can't die. I am the True Dragon Emperor. How could I die here?" Zhu Qizhen still didn't understand the situation clearly. He still thought that a righteous master would descend from heaven and save him, the True Dragon Emperor, and ascend to heaven. , so what if he understood the situation clearly, if he really had the consciousness to die to serve the country, he would not be reduced to the emperor.
Kuang Ye sighed, pierced the long sword into his body, and then the corners of his mouth bleeded. He looked at Zhu Qizhen with a ferocious face: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't let the country's body be damaged."
After finishing speaking, Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of War, collapsed to the ground.
Kuang Ye's suicide made Zhu Qizhen extremely horrified. He collapsed on the ground and felt his hands were a little wet. When he lifted them up, he saw that they were full of blood. He didn't know whether it was Kuang Ye's blood or Wang Zhen's blood.
Many officials watched the Minister of War commit suicide to serve the country and followed suit. Of course, some officials were afraid of death and wanted to escape from the rebel army.
The ministers ran away as fast as they could, and the palace maids and eunuchs who were staying with Zhu Qizhen also fled one after another, leaving him alone, slumped next to Wang Zhen's body, shivering.
A valiant cavalryman rushed over and wanted to kill Zhu Qizhen, but seeing that he had no weapons in his hands and that his clothes were extraordinary, he must be a big shot in the Ming army, so he captured him and dedicated him to Ye Ye. First.
After seeing Zhu Qizhen first, he was also very surprised that he actually captured the emperor of Ming Dynasty.
At that moment, he took Zhu Qizhen and headed north immediately.
The important border defense towns all knew that there was an encounter in Tumubao. The battle was unknown. In addition, the beacon tower could not be lit due to heavy rain, so the message could not be transmitted immediately.
Zhang Fu, Zhu Shou and others who were far away in Datong also noticed the movement of Yexian's army and sent cavalry to intercept it.
He also captured a big fish first. Of course, he was unwilling to fight with the Ming army. He left only a small group of soldiers and horses behind, and then returned to the grassland. From the captured grassland people, he learned about the Tumu Fort incident, and the emperor was captured and stayed in Datong. The generals and nobles were dumbfounded. First of all, they regretted not following His Majesty the Emperor back to Beijing, which led to the Emperor being captured. But there were also more people who felt that it was right to stay in Datong. Otherwise, when they went back, Wang Zhen would flatter the Emperor. There is no use for this group of people. .
The officials who fled back reported the Tumu Fort incident to the capital.
When the capital learned that the Ming army was defeated and the emperor's life or death was unknown, the whole capital was in turmoil, and the gentry and common people fled southward in an endless stream.
The entire Forbidden City was also cast into a layer of gloom. Queen Qian felt that the sky was falling and she couldn't afford to fall ill. Concubine Zhou also hurriedly went to the Queen Mother's palace, wanting to bring Zhu Jianshen to her side, but was repelled by the Queen Mother's order.
In fact, Queen Mother Sun did not have any rules at this time.
What happened on the front line is still unclear, and no one knows whether the emperor is dead or alive.
Although they knew that the emperor was taking a risk in this expedition, no one expected that it would end like this.
After waiting for four or five hours, the people who were sent back first reported that Zhu Qizhen was now in their hands, which caused an uproar. Zhu Qizhen was very important to Ye Xian. If used well , Zhu Qizhen can be used as a long-term stepping stone. He is afraid that if the Ming Dynasty does not know whether Zhu Qizhen is alive and establishes a new king, then Zhu Qizhen in his hands will be useless.
In the court hall, Empress Dowager Sun held Zhu Jianshen and sat on the dragon chair. Next to her stood Zhu Jianshen's uncle Zhu Qiyu. Below were the left-behind officials. In order to reassure the people, Empress Dowager Sun ordered Zhu Qiyu to serve as the supervisor of the country.
Lao Zhu's family couldn't afford not to have an adult male in charge. Under Zhu Jianshen's conscious or unconscious instigation, Queen Mother Sun also took Zhu Jianshen and accompanied Zhu Qiyu to attend the court meeting.
At the court meeting, Wang Zhen's minion, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Ma Shun, said a wrong sentence and was beaten to death by the angry ministers in the court hall.
The court was in chaos, and Queen Mother Sun, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was slightly frightened, so she hugged Zhu Jianshen and wanted to leave.
But Zhu Jianshen was unwilling to leave. Instead, he said to Queen Mother Sun: "Grandma Huang, I am a descendant of Taizu and the crown prince. The country is in trouble at this time. Even if I can't do anything, I can never leave here."
Just kidding, if you leave this dragon chair now, it's not certain whether you can sit on it in the future. You can't leave even if you kill yourself.
Empress Dowager Sun was greatly moved by Zhu Jianshen's sincere words. At that moment, she was worried about leaving Zhu Jianshen alone in this messy court hall, and then sat here peacefully.
Zhu Qiyu was also panicked and kept looking at the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother left, he would leave too. What if those ministers beat Ma Shun to death and their anger has not subsided and they implicated himself.
Zhu Qiyu was only twenty years old at this time. He had never seen such a big scene. He had always been an idle prince. Now after the accident, he was pulled out to serve as a prisoner. He was also extremely unhappy.
All the ministers who beat Ma Shun to death also regretted it. It was a serious crime to be so rude in front of the Queen Mother, the Crown Prince, and the Supervisor.
Yu Qian just wanted to stand up and plead guilty, but was interrupted by Zhu Jianshen.
"The people who love you and serve your country will be disrespectful. Grandma Huang, please forgive them for their sins."
After hearing what the crown prince said, the ministers who stayed behind quickly knelt down to apologize.
"Exempt from guilt, exempt from guilt." Empress Dowager Sun said quickly.
Two eunuchs came up and carried Ma Shun's body down.
After the chaos, everyone began formal discussions.
"I am watching the sky at night. I am afraid that there will be wars in the north for many years. It is better to return to the old capital."
